Subhen Chatterjee

Subhen Chatterjee
Subhen Chatterjee
	Subhen Chatterjee performing at Kane Hall, University of Washington, 2008
Background information
Born	26 September 1962 (age 62)
Origin	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Genres	Hindustani classical music; Fusion;
Instrument	Tabla
Years active	1963–present
Labels	HMV, SA RE GA MA, Asha Audio, Times Music, Prime Music
Website	www.subhenchatterjee.net

Subhen Chatterjee is an Indian percussionist and tabla player. Chatterjee began his training on the tabla in his childhood, studying with Swapan Choudhry. In 1985 he created the fusion band Karma.^[1] He has accompanied the vocalist Girija Devi on several recordings including Songs of Varanasi for Nimbus Records.^[2] He has also recorded with V.M. Bhatt and Matt Malley on the album Sleepless Nights for World Village Records.^[3] His album Artistry recorded live in Kansas City with Manilal Nag on sitar, Ramesh Mishra on sarangi and Chatterjee on tabla was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2002.^[4]

Awards and nominations

Grammy Nomination for the album Artistry - 2002
Just Plain Folk (JPF) Award Nomination for Bandish Fusion album - 2008
Jadu Bhatta Award from Salt Lake Music Conference - 2006
Honorary Citizenship from the State of Alabama (USA) - 2013

Discography

With Padmabhushan Smt. Girija Devi

PRATIKSHA [Sagarika]
SONGS FROM VARANASI [Nimbus Records]
INDE DU NORD (Live in Paris) [Occura Radio France]
SPRING MELODY [Mantra Records]
SAMADHI [Sony BMG]
With Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
MOMENTS ( Dreamz Muzik)
SLEEPLESS NIGHTS (along with Matt Malley) [Harmonia Mundi]
BOUQUET OF RAGAS (WITH PT. VISWA MOHAN BHAT [PESHKAR INT'L]
With Ustad Shahid Parvez
MORNING GLORY [Biswas Records]
EMOTIVE SITAR [Biswas Records]
INTIMATIONS OF GODDESS [Minds of Light]
DOUBLE CD ( LIVE IN TORONTO ) [India Music Club]
With Pt. Manilal Nag & Pt. Ramesh Mishra
ARTISTRY (Sitar & Sarengi duet) [Rhyme Records]

With Budhaditya Mukherjee

SITAR [Biswas Records]
MAGIC MOMENTS [Sapphire Records]

With Pt. Manilal Nag & Ustad Ali Ahmed Hussain (Sitar & Sehnai Duet)

MUSIC FROM MAESTROS [Biswas Records]
JUGALBANDI [Rhyme Records]
SHEHNAI [B M G Records]

With KARMA - the fusion band

BANDISH FUSION: the lasting legacy [HMV SAREGAMA]
BANDISH FUSION: Redefind [HMV SAREGAMA]
BANDISH FUSION [Prime Music]
SECULAR MINDS [Plus Music]
BASICALLY YOURS [Megaphone Records]
BEYOND LIMIT [On Air Communications]

With Snehashish Mazumder (Mandolin)

ECLECTIC TRIO ( with Pt. Rupak Kulkarni ) ( Dreamz Muzik )
MANDOLIN DREAMS [World Music Records]
RAINBOW [Neelam Records]

With Dr. Rajeeb Chakraborty

TRILOGY ( with Mr. Jesse Bannister ) ( Dreamz Muzik )
BLACK & WHITE (RAJEEB & REENA: Sarode - Sitar duet) [On Air Communications]
SEASONS (with Rajeeb) [Rhyme Records]
CROSSWINDS (RAJEEB & JESSE BANNISTER: Sarode - Saxophone duet) [On Air Communications]
RAJEEB & REENA (Sarode - Sitar duet) [Neelam Records]

With Others

DESERT ROOTS ( with The Langa Manganiyars of Rajasthan ) (Dreamz Muzik )
BAUL EXPRESS ( with The Bauls of Bengal ) ( Dreamz Muzik )
BLISS (Tabla Solo) [M2 Records]
EMOTIVE SARENGI (Pt. Ramesh Misra) [M2 Records]
SADHANA (Pt. Rajan & Sajan Misra- vocal duet) [PESHKAR INT'L]
LAGUK HAWA (With Rejwana Chowdhury Bonnya - An album on Rabindra Sangeet as World Music) [HMV SAREGAMA]

References

^ Pravasi Herald (13 September 2010). "Pandit Subhen Chatterji created magic with tabla at Birmingham Museum of Art". Retrieved 30 June 2014.
^ Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark (2000). World Music: Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific, Volume 2, p. 91. Rough Guides
^ Von Tersch, Gary (22 June 2010). "Review: V.M. Bhatt and Matt Malley: Sleepless Nights". Sing Out!. Retrieved 30 June 2014 (subscription required). Quote: "Malley's inventive bass and keyboard playing works quite sympathetically with Chatterjee's resourceful drumming to give each song a harmonic structure and an unparalleled, engaging vista that transcends the strict constraints of Indian classical music, leaving the listener galvanized with the work's multiple colorings, entrancing melodies, shape-shifting tonal changes and spellbinding rhythms."
^ Saha, Subro (13 November 2002). "A strain of Calcutta at Grammy 2003 - Album by three city musicians nominated for World Music Group awards". The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 June 2014.

External links

Official website

[1] Pravasi Herald (13 September 2010). "Pandit Subhen Chatterji created magic with tabla at Birmingham Museum of Art". Retrieved 30 June 2014.

[2] Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark (2000). World Music: Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific, Volume 2, p. 91. Rough Guides

[3] Von Tersch, Gary (22 June 2010). "Review: V.M. Bhatt and Matt Malley: Sleepless Nights". Sing Out!. Retrieved 30 June 2014 (subscription required). Quote: "Malley's inventive bass and keyboard playing works quite sympathetically with Chatterjee's resourceful drumming to give each song a harmonic structure and an unparalleled, engaging vista that transcends the strict constraints of Indian classical music, leaving the listener galvanized with the work's multiple colorings, entrancing melodies, shape-shifting tonal changes and spellbinding rhythms."

[Telegraph1-4] Saha, Subro (13 November 2002). "A strain of Calcutta at Grammy 2003 - Album by three city musicians nominated for World Music Group awards". The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 June 2014.

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